diff --git a/weed/filer2/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go b/weed/filer2/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go
index 900056dae..bfc76fbc0 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type AbstractSqlStore struct {
-	DB *sql.DB
+	DB               *sql.DB
+	SqlInsert        string
+	SqlUpdate        string
+	SqlFind          string
+	SqlDelete        string
+	SqlListExclusive string
+	SqlListInclusive string
 }
 
 func (store *AbstractSqlStore) InsertEntry(entry *filer2.Entry) (err error) {
@@ -17,18 +23,17 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) InsertEntry(entry *filer2.Entry) (err error) {
 	dir, name := entry.FullPath.DirAndName()
 	meta, err := entry.EncodeAttributesAndChunks()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mysql encode %s: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("encode %s: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
 	}
 
-	res, err := store.DB.Exec("INSERT INTO filemeta (dirhash,name,directory,meta) VALUES(?,?,?,?)",
-		hashToLong(dir), name, dir, meta)
+	res, err := store.DB.Exec(store.SqlInsert, hashToLong(dir), name, dir, meta)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mysql insert %s: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("insert %s: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
 	}
 
 	_, err = res.RowsAffected()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mysql insert %s but no rows affected: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("insert %s but no rows affected: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -38,18 +43,17 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) UpdateEntry(entry *filer2.Entry) (err error) {
 	dir, name := entry.FullPath.DirAndName()
 	meta, err := entry.EncodeAttributesAndChunks()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mysql encode %s: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("encode %s: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
 	}
 
-	res, err := store.DB.Exec("UPDATE filemeta SET meta=? WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?",
-		meta, hashToLong(dir), name, dir)
+	res, err := store.DB.Exec(store.SqlUpdate, meta, hashToLong(dir), name, dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mysql update %s: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("update %s: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
 	}
 
 	_, err = res.RowsAffected()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mysql update %s but no rows affected: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("update %s but no rows affected: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -57,18 +61,17 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) UpdateEntry(entry *filer2.Entry) (err error) {
 func (store *AbstractSqlStore) FindEntry(fullpath filer2.FullPath) (*filer2.Entry, error) {
 
 	dir, name := fullpath.DirAndName()
-	row := store.DB.QueryRow("SELECT meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?",
-		hashToLong(dir), name, dir)
+	row := store.DB.QueryRow(store.SqlFind, hashToLong(dir), name, dir)
 	var data []byte
 	if err := row.Scan(&data); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mysql read entry %s: %v", fullpath, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read entry %s: %v", fullpath, err)
 	}
 
 	entry := &filer2.Entry{
 		FullPath: fullpath,
 	}
 	if err := entry.DecodeAttributesAndChunks(data); err != nil {
-		return entry, fmt.Errorf("mysql decode %s : %v", entry.FullPath, err)
+		return entry, fmt.Errorf("decode %s : %v", entry.FullPath, err)
 	}
 
 	return entry, nil
@@ -80,15 +83,14 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) DeleteEntry(fullpath filer2.FullPath) (*filer2.En
 
 	dir, name := fullpath.DirAndName()
 
-	res, err := store.DB.Exec("DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?",
-		hashToLong(dir), name, dir)
+	res, err := store.DB.Exec(store.SqlDelete, hashToLong(dir), name, dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mysql delete %s: %s", fullpath, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("delete %s: %s", fullpath, err)
 	}
 
 	_, err = res.RowsAffected()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mysql delete %s but no rows affected: %s", fullpath, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("delete %s but no rows affected: %s", fullpath, err)
 	}
 
 	return entry, nil
@@ -96,14 +98,14 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) DeleteEntry(fullpath filer2.FullPath) (*filer2.En
 
 func (store *AbstractSqlStore) ListDirectoryEntries(fullpath filer2.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int) (entries []*filer2.Entry, err error) {
 
-	sqlText := "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>? AND directory=? LIMIT ?"
+	sqlText := store.SqlListExclusive
 	if inclusive {
-		sqlText = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>=? AND directory=? LIMIT ?"
+		sqlText = store.SqlListInclusive
 	}
 
 	rows, err := store.DB.Query(sqlText, hashToLong(string(fullpath)), startFileName, string(fullpath), limit)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mysql list %s : %v", fullpath, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list %s : %v", fullpath, err)
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
 
@@ -111,16 +113,16 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) ListDirectoryEntries(fullpath filer2.FullPath, st
 		var name string
 		var data []byte
 		if err = rows.Scan(&name, &data); err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("mysql scan %s : %v", fullpath, err)
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("mysql scan %s: %v", fullpath, err)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("scan %s : %v", fullpath, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan %s: %v", fullpath, err)
 		}
 
 		entry := &filer2.Entry{
 			FullPath: filer2.NewFullPath(string(fullpath), name),
 		}
 		if err = entry.DecodeAttributesAndChunks(data); err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("mysql scan decode %s : %v", entry.FullPath, err)
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("mysql scan decode %s : %v", entry.FullPath, err)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("scan decode %s : %v", entry.FullPath, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan decode %s : %v", entry.FullPath, err)
 		}
 
 		entries = append(entries, entry)
diff --git a/weed/filer2/configuration.go b/weed/filer2/configuration.go
index 14ca61745..91a0d6f46 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/configuration.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/configuration.go
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ dir = "."					# directory to store level db files
 # ) DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 #
 enabled = true
-server = "localhost"
+hostname = "localhost"
 port = 3306
 username = "root"
 password = ""
-database = ""              # create or use an existing database, create the seaweedfs table.
+database = ""              # create or use an existing database
 connection_max_idle = 2
 connection_max_open = 100
 
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ connection_max_open = 100
 #   PRIMARY KEY (dirhash, name)
 # );
 enabled = false
-server = "localhost"
+hostname = "localhost"
 port = 5432
 username = "postgres"
 password = ""
-database = ""
+database = ""              # create or use an existing database
+sslmode = "disable"
 connection_max_idle = 100
 connection_max_open = 100
 
diff --git a/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go b/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go
index 16fd4311f..38afb99f1 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ func (store *MysqlStore) Initialize(viper *viper.Viper) (err error) {
 }
 
 func (store *MysqlStore) initialize(user, password, hostname string, port int, database string, maxIdle, maxOpen int) (err error) {
+
+	store.SqlInsert = "INSERT INTO filemeta (dirhash,name,directory,meta) VALUES(?,?,?,?)"
+	store.SqlUpdate = "UPDATE filemeta SET meta=? WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
+	store.SqlFind = "SELECT meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
+	store.SqlDelete = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
+	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>? AND directory=? LIMIT ?"
+	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>=? AND directory=? LIMIT ?"
+
 	sqlUrl := fmt.Sprintf(CONNECTION_URL_PATTERN, user, password, hostname, port, database)
 	var dbErr error
 	store.DB, dbErr = sql.Open("mysql", sqlUrl)
diff --git a/weed/filer2/postgres/README.txt b/weed/filer2/postgres/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef2ef683b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/filer2/postgres/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+1. create "seaweedfs" database
+
+export PGHOME=/Library/PostgreSQL/10
+$PGHOME/bin/createdb --username=postgres --password seaweedfs
+
+2. create "filemeta" table
+$PGHOME/bin/psql --username=postgres --password seaweedfs
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS filemeta (
+  dirhash     BIGINT,
+  name        VARCHAR(1000),
+  directory   VARCHAR(4096),
+  meta        bytea,
+  PRIMARY KEY (dirhash, name)
+);
+
diff --git a/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go b/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..387b8f58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package postgres
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"database/sql"
+
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2/abstract_sql"
+)
+
+const (
+	CONNECTION_URL_PATTERN = "host=%s port=%d user=%s password=%s dbname=%s sslmode=%s connect_timeout=30"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	filer2.Stores = append(filer2.Stores, &PostgresStore{})
+}
+
+type PostgresStore struct {
+	abstract_sql.AbstractSqlStore
+}
+
+func (store *PostgresStore) GetName() string {
+	return "postgres"
+}
+
+func (store *PostgresStore) Initialize(viper *viper.Viper) (err error) {
+	return store.initialize(
+		viper.GetString("username"),
+		viper.GetString("password"),
+		viper.GetString("hostname"),
+		viper.GetInt("port"),
+		viper.GetString("database"),
+		viper.GetString("sslmode"),
+		viper.GetInt("connection_max_idle"),
+		viper.GetInt("connection_max_open"),
+	)
+}
+
+func (store *PostgresStore) initialize(user, password, hostname string, port int, database, sslmode string, maxIdle, maxOpen int) (err error) {
+
+	store.SqlInsert = "INSERT INTO filemeta (dirhash,name,directory,meta) VALUES($1,$2,$3,$4)"
+	store.SqlUpdate = "UPDATE filemeta SET meta=$1 WHERE dirhash=$2 AND name=$3 AND directory=$4"
+	store.SqlFind = "SELECT meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name=$2 AND directory=$3"
+	store.SqlDelete = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name=$2 AND directory=$3"
+	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>$2 AND directory=$3 LIMIT $4"
+	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>=$2 AND directory=$3 LIMIT $4"
+
+	sqlUrl := fmt.Sprintf(CONNECTION_URL_PATTERN, hostname, port, user, password, database, sslmode)
+	var dbErr error
+	store.DB, dbErr = sql.Open("postgres", sqlUrl)
+	if dbErr != nil {
+		store.DB.Close()
+		store.DB = nil
+		return fmt.Errorf("can not connect to %s error:%v", sqlUrl, err)
+	}
+
+	store.DB.SetMaxIdleConns(maxIdle)
+	store.DB.SetMaxOpenConns(maxOpen)
+
+	if err = store.DB.Ping(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connect to %s error:%v", sqlUrl, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server.go b/weed/server/filer_server.go
index 2e88252e9..4517733ae 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2/leveldb"
 	_ "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2/memdb"
 	_ "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2/mysql"
+	_ "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2/postgres"
 )
 
 type FilerServer struct {